Population By Race and Ethnicity in Northampton County, NC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 17,435 population of Northampton County, North Carolina comprised of 462 people who identified as Hispanic (2.65%), and 16,973 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.35%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Northampton County, North Carolina with a population of 9,913 (56.86%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,046 (40.41%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 281 (1.61%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Northampton County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 9,787 (56.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,777 (38.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 269 (1.54%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Northampton, North Carolina.

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Population By Race in Northampton , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,913 56.86%
White Alone 7,046 40.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 128 0.73%
Asian Alone 61 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 281 1.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Northampton , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 126 0.72%
White Alone - Hispanic 269 1.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,787 56.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,777 38.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 264 1.51%